# LN3

Postcode district covering Cherry Willingham, Bardney and Reepham, in West Lindsey.

LN3 is a postcode district covering Cherry Willingham, Bardney and Reepham, in West Lindsey. Median sale price £245,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code LN3. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LN3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LN3 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 10,313** (2021). LN3 had 10,313 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 736th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln3#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 91%** (2022). About 91% of people in LN3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln3#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 67.6%** (January 2026). In LN3, 67.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=LN3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 91% of people in LN3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=LN3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 159 homes were sold in LN3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=LN3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LN3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=LN3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LN3 had 10,313 usual residents at the census.

## How LN3 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LN3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £245,000 | joint 3rd most expensive | 13 postcode districts, LN · 2025 |
| Population | 10,313 | 4th least populated | 13 postcode districts, LN · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 91% | 2nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, LN · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 67.6% | 5th lowest | 13 postcode districts, LN · Jan 2026 |

## Is LN3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LN3 at a rate of 54.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.2 per 1,000 people across the LN postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 46 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LN3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (232), anti-social behaviour (159) and other crime (74).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LN3 was 50.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in LN3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LN3 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in LN3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Lindsey 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026366) | 2,448 | 72.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 20.8% |
| [West Lindsey 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026369) | 1,357 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.6% |
| [West Lindsey 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026370) | 2,541 | 25.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.2% |
| [West Lindsey 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026371) | 1,240 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.1% |
| [West Lindsey 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/neighbourhood/e01026373) | 2,180 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 46.4% |

## Your MP

- [Gainsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gainsborough): Sir Edward Leigh (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 92% of the people here.
- [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lincoln): Mr Hamish Falconer (Labour), MP since July 2024. 5.4% of the people here.
- [Sleaford and North Hykeham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sleaford-and-north-hykeham): Dr Caroline Johnson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.7% of the people here.
- [Louth and Horncastle](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/louth-and-horncastle): Victoria Atkins (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.4% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in LN3

[Cherry Willingham & Bardney](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey/cherry-willingham-and-bardney)

## Postcode sectors in LN3

[LN3 4 (188 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln3-4), [LN3 5 (108 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln3-5)

## Council

[West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey)

## Postcode districts next to LN3

[LN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2), [LN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln4), [LN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln5), [LN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln8), [LN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln9), [LN10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln10)

## More in the LN postcode area

[All LN postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LN3 in brief

LN3 is a postcode district covering Cherry Willingham, Bardney and Reepham, in West Lindsey.
About 10,681 people lived in LN3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £245,000 in 2025 across 159 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 54.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LN3 was £245,000 in 2025.
LN3 had 10,313 usual residents at the census.
About 91% of people in LN3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LN3, 67.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LN3
- Postcode area: [LN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln)
- Constituency: [Gainsborough †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gainsborough)
- Council: [West Lindsey †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey)
- Area: 92.06 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,681*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 34

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln8), [LN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln2), [LN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln4), [LN10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln10), [LN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln9), [LN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln5)

## Latest updates for LN3

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LN3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln3#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ln3